CALLING ALL CRESTED GECKO OWNERS

[tyler19]

hey everyone

I just got my firs crested gecko today. It's the cutest little baby! my question is...I bought eco earth for a substrate...and it hit be after I had gotten his tank all together that maybe, just as leo's, repti carpet is best.....should I switch to repti carpet? :main_huh:stupid meeee

 

[Mel&Keith]

You can do a search in the Rhac section to see how people set up their Cresteds but we have paper towels on the bottom of our ExoTerra tanks.

 

[acpart]

My crestie has been in a planted tank with eco earth for the last 2 1/2 years and is thriving (over 50 grams; I got him when he was a month old). The waste composts and fertilizes the plants. I spray daily with water that's been through the Britta filter so as not to get white stuff on the glass. There's a ceramic hide for him on the floor of the tank (exo-terra) and a ceramic water dish in the corner.

Aliza

 

[Sunrise Reptile]

All of mine do just fine on paper towel. :main_yes:

 

[Bodon]

Ive had mine on paper towel for a year now, it gets SO messy SO fast i couldnt imagine trying to clean anything else. The paper towel gets dirty and i just throw it out, very easy.

 

[your gecko guy]

no, you are good with the eco earth i recomend it big time you can spot clean and holds moister better cage carpet is dirty and a maintance i use peat moss it is one in the same to eco. i spot clean when i feed it is way easy let me know if you have anymore qustions thx

 

[Sammag]

I use terrarium substrate as I have a planted viv so the plants need the soil. If you have live plants in your tank then the acdition of the eco-earth with the plants planted in it would naturally break down the gecko wastes into plant fertilizer. I have had my tank set up over a year now and except for the occcasional glass scrub i have nvr cleaned the viv.

It all depends if you want a naturalistic viv or an (for a lack of a better word) "industrial" look. it is all personal preference. here are a couple pics of what mine looks like. Sorry for the bad picture quality

 

[cullens]

eco earth is fine all of mine are on it

 

[Kristi23]

I just use paper towels and fake plants right now.

 

[Tiny chibi]

Eco earth seems to hold the humidity more.

 

[Pepper]

I just set up a natural viv and use potting soil with the live plants.

If you feed crickets, don't use soil or loose substrate.

If you feed CGD don't worry about the substrate.

 

[rubym]

I have eco earth in my 2 larger enclosures. I still have my juvenile just on tile and paper towels. I worry about him ingesting the subtrate. The other 3 all eat their crickets out of a large clay dish.

 

[spykerherps]

Eco earth is fine for cresteds have been using it for all mine for the past 7 years, no problems.

 

[BRAIN_Z33]

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NICE
take some better quality pics though! i would love to see it with the camera focused lol